Key error diagnosis

OpenAI | unauthorized

OpenAI returning 401 / unauthorized should not be judged from the message alone. Cross-check key shape, Base URL, balance, model permission, region/IP, and visible model list.

Provider

OpenAI

global provider route

Error type

unauthorized

high

Status code

401

unauthorized

Sample models

GPT-3.5 Turbo · GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) · GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k

Error route summary

Error type

unauthorized

high

Provider

OpenAI

Status code

401

Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

What this error usually means

OpenAI returning 401 / unauthorized should not be judged from the message alone. Cross-check key shape, Base URL, balance, model permission, region/IP, and visible model list.

Provider: OpenAI
Error type: unauthorized
Status code: 401

How to prove it during checking

Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

Run read-only identity first: confirm whether the key really belongs to OpenAI, not just a compatible protocol.
Then list models or run a lightweight probe: check whether models like GPT-3.5 Turbo · GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) · GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k are visible and return stable evidence.
Finally record 401, error body, latency, egress IP, and reproducibility to separate balance, permission, route, or upstream issues.

Next action

unauthorized should not only show failed. The console should return the next move: refill balance, change Base URL, switch model, add permission, change egress IP, hold listing, or monitor.

Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.
global provider route
GPT-3.5 Turbo · GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) · GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k

Open key checker

Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

Open providers

OpenAI

Open models

GPT-3.5 Turbo · GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) · GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k